Austria-Hungary Austrian WWI ring

[Carol I]

Thanks for the reply. What about the hat? Is it also of the enlisted variety?

What would the colour of his collar have been if he was connected with the military postal service (as legend went in the family)?

[Tom Y]

Thanks for the reply. What about the hat? Is it also of the enlisted variety?

It looks like a brass Kokarde with a cutout FJ, an EM one. The officers' were bullion.

[Carol I]

I see... Everything seems to indicate a lower rank. Thanks again.

If I dig some more details I will post them here.

[hunyadi]

scratching my head to remember, but postal (as I recall) would have been a red wine color (at least it was with the Hungarain side??)

[Carol I]

scratching my head to remember, but postal (as I recall) would have been a red wine color

Thanks Hunyadi, hence his collar must have looked like this.

[Carol I]

And her husband

...

I mixed up the photos. This was the husband of the lady.

May I ask again for your help to identify the details (rank and decoration)?

[Carol I]

Detail of rank insignia

[Carol I]

Detail of the decoration

Can it be identified?

[Elmar Lang]

Hello,

it's the 1898 Jubilee Medal for the Armed Forces (the one-colour ribbon means that it was the red one).

Best wishes,

Elmar Lang

[Ian]

Hi,

The soldier shown in post #32 is a Zugsf?hrer.

[Carol I]

Elmar and Ian, thank you both for the replies.

I'll post the full image of the medal from Megan's site (thanks!).

[number08]

The lady

The lady is beautiful. Can anyone tell what is her name?

Thanks...

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[Iver]

Hi,

The soldier shown in post #32 is a Zugsf?hrer.

..I would say its Feldwebel...

[Ian]

Hi,

You may be right, but I can't see the any braid extending up the front of the collar, so that is why I said Zugsfuhrer.

Ian

[Carol I]

The lady is beautiful. Can anyone tell what is her name?

Her name was Louise Gürtesch (born Gellner).

Edited March 14, 2010 by Carol I

[Carol I]

I would like to dig up this old thread and ask you what decorations would this man have received during his service which lasted until about WWI (beginning or end - not clear). Based on the photo, it was already established that he received the 1898 Jubilee Medal for the Armed Forces. Given the length of his service, I would suspect that he also received the 1908 Jubileum Cross. Is this supposition reasonable? Anything else, like a long service decoration or something similar?

Thanks in advance for your help

May I ask again for your help to identify the details (rank and decoration)?

[Iver]

...and here another Austro-Hungarian patriotic ring WWI, silver hallmarked, inscription "Imtretol" inside of the ring...